USS UTAH (PCS 801)
Commissioning Committee
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The USS UTAH Commissioning Committee is tasked with raising public and private funds to cover the costs of Commissioning week.
This covers the expenses that are incurred to cover expenses customary of the commissioning of a US Navy warship.
The funds raised ensure various commissioning events, community outreach and host functions are in place to celebrate the commissioning of our state’s namesake ship.
Virginia Class Submarines
Representing a revolution in advanced design and construction techniques and mission flexibility, Virginia-class submarines are providing the U.S. Navy with the capabilities it requires to maintain undersea superiority well into the 21st century.
Construction
Virgina Class submarines are built by General Dynamics Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding. The keel laying ceremony (also referred to as the keel authentication ceremony) symbolically recognizes the joining of modular components and the ceremonial beginning of a ship.
